Electrical Engineering Team Lead
Waabi · Pittsburgh, PA
Posted about 3 months ago · $185,000 - $270,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 78 days Waabi's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 65% of Waabi's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Waabi
- high 81 stale, 2 reposted of 88 open
- Hiring momentum
- 97 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Waabi's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Waabi.
About this role
As the Electrical Engineering Team Lead at Waabi, you will guide a team of engineers in designing custom electronics for autonomous vehicles, ensuring that prototypes transition smoothly into mass production. Your role will involve managing relationships with contract manufacturers, upholding safety and quality standards, and serving as the technical liaison with OEM partners to meet their requirements.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Waabi as an employer.
What you need
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
- 10+ years in hardware development, including time leading or mentoring engineers
- Deep experience with complex PCB design, high-speed signaling, and thermal challenges of AV compute platforms
- Strong grasp of power distribution and DC-DC conversion for high-performance compute and sensor loads
- Fluency with automotive production standards such as PPAP and APQP
Nice to have
- Direct experience owning a CM or OEM technical relationship through an NPI cycle
- Hands-on functional-safety work under ISO 26262
- Comfort moving between the lab bench and the high-level roadmap
What you get
- Competitive compensation and equity awards
- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
- Unlimited Vacation
- Flexible hours and Work from Home support
- Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals
- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events
Worth weighing
- Position requires 4 days onsite
- No specific mention of formal management experience being required, but it is noted as a plus
- Salary range provided, but no specific figure for the role is guaranteed
- Vague mention of evolving benefits as the company grows
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Listed by Waabi on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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